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FIRE SERVICE Wednesday,July 18, 2012 <br /> _ TASK FORCE 6:30 p.m. <br /> E !'►.^. Elk River City Hall or <br /> River MINUTES <br /> 0. ATTENDANCE <br /> See attached attendance roster. <br /> I. CALL MEETING TO ORDER <br /> The July 18, 2012, meeting was called to order at 6:00 p.m. by Captain Nierenhausen. <br /> 2. CONSIDER AGENDA <br /> No changes to the agenda were made. <br /> 3. APPROVE MINUTES FROM JUNE 6, 2012 <br /> Moved by District Chief Collins and seconded by Firefighter King to approve the <br /> minutes from June 6, 2012. Motion carried. <br /> 4. OPEN FORUM <br /> No one appeared for Open Forum. <br /> 5. DISCUSSION TOPICS <br /> 5.1. Organizational structure <br /> 5.2. Succession planning <br /> Chief Cunningham presented a PowerPoint that summarized research conducted and <br /> data assembled by Task Force members regarding job descriptions and organizational <br /> structure. Captain Nierenhausen presented additional findings about other departments' <br /> organizational governance, oversight and chain-of-command,including duty officer <br /> programs. Finance Director Simon went through a benchmarking survey that was <br /> recently completed that included data from a number of fire departments. <br /> Organizational structure diagrams of a number of similar communities were displayed <br /> on the board. The Task Force compared the existing organizational structure to other <br /> similar departments. <br /> The Task Force began assembling a draft list of initiatives,goals and objectives <br /> pertaining to organizational structure and career development. A new organizational <br /> structure was posted and will be brought back at a later meeting for further discussion. <br /> The Task Force also discussed current staffing levels and issues facing fire departments <br /> POlEtE , 11 <br /> NATURE <br />